Trimurti

Also known as Trimūrti, Tri-Mūrti, Trimūrttikaḷ, Mum'mūrttikaḷ, Trimūrtulu, Hindu Trinity

thumb|Shiva (left), [[Vishnu (middle), and Brahma (right)]] thumb|Trimurti relief at the [[Hoysaleswara temple in Halebidu]]

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Trimurti is a Hindu concept that represents three major gods—Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva—working together as different aspects of the divine. It matters because it reflects how Hinduism understands the sacred through multiple divine forms that handle different cosmic functions like creation, preservation, and destruction.

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Evolution
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Shaivism
Vaishnavism
Shaktism
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thumb|Shiva (left), [[Vishnu (middle), and Brahma (right)]] thumb|Trimurti relief at the [[Hoysaleswara temple in Halebidu]]

The Trimurti is the triple deity of supreme divinity in Hinduism, in which the cosmic functions of creation, preservation, and destruction are personified as a triad of deities. Typically, the designations are that of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer.